The Internet We Know Is Broken

But there is still time to fix it

Photo by Polina Zimmerman from Pexels. Image Caption: iPhone with a white background and black text reading “ERROR.” There is a green and red light filter that reflects off the glossy table the phone sits on.

Because social media is considered a platform rather than a publishing entity, any regulation on the internet without the user and host’s consent is considered both an economic and free speech violation. However, neither the hosts nor the users have the incentives to support regulation, despite experiencing negative effects from the work of bad actors. A…